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I'm in waiting for a response to the question that was begged.
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I have fox on my TV. If only I could exterminate it.
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In my opinion, this corruption robs a term of a unique and important referent, substituting a mundane and redundant one. This is not a neutral change of usage, it is the destruction of language.
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This begs the question: is rjones28 no longer quoting my posts?
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And apparently "irregardless" is now a real word.
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There is a local mup that lots of cyclists use for fitness rides since it is a five mile stretch through the woods with no cross streets, development or outlets. Lots of bobcats roam the area, but they are really acclimated to the people. They used to make me nervous, but now I just give them some space. Once I rode onto a bridge and a cat was walking on it toward me. We both just moved over and waived.
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These battles were lost decades ago, but I'm still annoyed by the use of "leverage" as a verb except in the technical sense from finance and "parameter" to mean "limit" or "definition."
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Arguably, there have been very many examples of that over time. You are not wrong in any event. Unfortunately, most people don't care.
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I wonder if Gilligan's Island was on the map. If not, they landed in uncharted territory. But it was not unchartered.
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There is a local mup that lots of cyclists use for fitness rides since it is a five mile stretch through the woods with no cross streets, development or outlets. Lots of bobcats roam the area, but they are really acclimated to the people. They used to make me nervous, but now I just give them some space. Once I rode onto a bridge and a cat was walking on it toward me. We both just moved over and waived.
Bobcats? Or feral cats?
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I first noticed this in corporate correspondence. I think it originated because somebody didn't know the correct usage of affect and effect. Also, impact sounds more active.